Damage from tornado worse than expected

December 05, 2005

INDIANA — About 200 homes in Warrick County will have to be razed because of irreparable structural damage from the Nov. 6 tornado, officials said after only recently discovering the full extent of damage from the storm.

An additional 400 homes will need extensive rebuilding and repair, Warrick County building inspector Mike Winge told the Evansville Courier and Press last week.

The tornado, which cut a 20-mile path from the Evansville area to the northeastern Warrick County community of Degonia Springs, was categorized as an F3 tornado, with wind speeds of up to 206 m.p.h. Four people died in Warrick County and 19 died in Evansville.